Re: EPICs on PC

[csuka@desy.de (Gabor Csuka)]

Hi,

> 
> Even more:
> People at DESY have tried some version of Tornado/VxWorks
> where VxWorks is not a separate _OS_ for the PC but a _task_
> running unter Windows95,
> so then your PC can be both 'host' and 'IOC' at the same time.
> 
> However, I cannot remember the name of that VxWorks version.
> I think it was not an original Windriver product and you loose
> some real-time specs because VxWorks is just one task
> among other Windows95 task.
VxWorks 5.3 - from LP-elektronik (more details when I came back to DESY)
But The VxWorks is not a task of Win95, a VxWin kernel is ruuning,
(and more or less) it has 2 task, one high priority, the
VxWorks and one low priority , the Win95. You also need a special
card from LP-Elektronik. 

You have lost only the system level debuggiing, while in this case
VxWorks 'is' running, and the low priority job (Win95) -including
rthe debbuger tools are waiting for the 'end' of VxWorks.

> 
> Hope this helps,
> -Kay
> 
> 


Regards,

Gabor Csuka
DESY,Germany